TEOLOGIA 4 \ 2013 171 STUDIES AND ARTICLES TEO, ISSN 2247-4382 57 (4), p. 171-181, 2013 Aspects of Demonology in the text “On The Belly-Myther” of Endor by St. Eustatius of Antioch Daniel Buda Daniel Buda World Council of Churches, Geneva E-mail: Daniel.Buda@wcc-coe.org Abstract This article tries to identify and analyse the demonological elements contained in the text“ On the Belly-Myther” of St. Eustathius of Antioch. St. Eustathius demonology is primarily based on Bible and is developed mainly as a consequence of his exege- sis on 1 Kingdoms 28. Apart from the Bible, Eustathius appeals massively to logic while formulating statements about the demon and his power over human beings, the relationship between demons power in the world and God’s power, the possibility for demons to express the truth etc. St. Eustathius demonology is rather “intellectu- al” and might be different in its approach from the so-called “monastic demonology” which can be found by St. Athanasius of Alexandria or EvagriusPonticus. Keywords demons, demonology, Demonology by St. Eustathius of Antioch; Belly-Mather, witchcraft Introduction A mere reading of The Belly-Myther” of Endor wrote by St. Eustathius of Antioch 1 and a basic knowledge about the context of this interesting writing 1 The original Greek text was published in PG 18, 613-674. A revised critical text was published later by E. Klostermann, Origenes, Eustathius und Gregor von Nyssa über die Hexe von Endor, Kleine Texte, 83, Bonn, 1912, p. 16-62. Proposals for improving